Sovereign Grace Missionary BaptistChurch
1217 Dillon  Texarkana, Texas  75501
  August 19, 2012          
   Newsletter Number 380

Brother Randy Johnson, Pastor                     Brother Ronnie Henderson, Song Director
  Pastor E-Mail: pastor@sgmbaptist.com          Web Site: www.sgmbaptist.com

"Where The Truths Of God’s Word Have Been  Taught For More Than Fifty Years”



You Were Asked To  Pray For:


All of Our Military, Their Family’s & All  the Civilian Workers in The Middle East, Zee Mink Fuller and Family, Her  son’s Bryan Armstrong and Hunter Hackie, Daughter Shannon, and Brother  Philip & Sondra Thornsberry, Frank & Sonya Trusty,  Frank &  Dawana Reigel, Andrew Preston, Larry Mollette, Larry Mollette II &  Family, Kerry Pennington, Kim Poole, Danny & Nita Mollette,O. W. and Deloris Davis, Wendell  Henderson, Judy Dunn, Martha Gray, Joshua Kidd, Matthew Kidd, Dina McCray,  Ronnie Henderson Jr. & Children, Ricky Henderson and Family, Jacie  Henderson,  Bro. & Mrs. Hammond, Charles Hammond, Archie & Barbara  Griffin, Bro. & Sister Bob Keller, Mary Ramsey, Donna Johnson, Fay  Johnson, James and Luann Reynolds, Timothy and Nathan Fails, Jacob Ramsey,  Jim & Linda Meier, Letha Langford, Brother & Sister Kelley Hinson and  Kelley Lee, Jerry Hughes, Sister Nita Bookout,  Pastor G. L. Burr, Melody  Carr, Janie Capps, Imajo Tracy, Linda Hughes, Roy Lemmon, Lee  Mollette’s Daughter & Granddaughter Kristal, Dale Barnes –  Kathy Johnson and their mother, Tammy Hairston, Tommy Lee Walker, Pat and  Waymon Abercrombie, Barbara Brewer, Donna Jones,  Frank Roberts, Dale and  Linda Trahan, Linda Mollette, Ricky and Margaret McCoy,  Brother Curtis Pugh,  Brother Sullivan and the work in Thailand, Brother Raul and the work in Romania,  and  Bro. Sergey Mochalov and the Churches in Russia.



The Pastors  Corner:


“Human  Responsibility”


As we exit the thought of sin and the horrible  affects it has on us; we are now going to look at mankind’s  responsibility for sin. For those who believe in the sovereignty of God let  us be sure not to confuse Gods sovereignty and mans responsibility for sin.  Let me make one single very clear point before moving on; God never has or  never will cause man to sin. As we look at the predestination of God and the  very acts He predetermined such as “the fall of man”, or the  “crucifixion of Jesus Christ” please don’t ever say that  God caused the acts of these actions. God is all and in all, He knows  everything and has predetermined all events that will occur even those such  as the fall of man and the crucifixion of Christ; but the actual sins are  mans responsibility. Since God is Omniscient (or He knows everything) He knew  if He gave Adam a chance he would sin, He also knew the very hearts of those  that crucified Jesus Christ and knew if given the opportunity they would  crucify Him. God knows what we will do if grace is loosened or decreased just  a little. Beloved put simple there is nothing God does not know nor anything  He does not have total control over. Since God ordained all things to be;  does not mean He actually cause man to do the sinful acts. The bible says;  “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil:  I the LORD do all these things.” Isaiah 45:7 since God “created  evil” does this make Him the author or director of sinful acts? No,  that would be Satan whom God did create. If Satan had never been created or  had not himself sinned against God then would Adam and Eve had ever sinned?  With this all being said we must move on. Adam is responsible for his sin and  those that crucified Jesus Christ are also responsible just as you are  responsible for your sinful acts. We need never blame God for our sinful acts  or say that God caused us to do them. "Let no man say when he is  tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither  tempteth he any man: (14.) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of  his own lust, and enticed."  James 1:13 – 14. We will all give an  account to God for our sins. Secondly, never confuse our forgiveness of sin  with our sinfulness in this life; true all our sins have been washed away by  the blood of Jesus Christ and we have a full and unconditional pardon of  them, but that does not allow us to continue to sin. God said “As many  as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and  repent.” Revelation 3:19 both the churches and us as Christians. Folk  the truth is everyone from Adam to you and I have sinned by our own free  choice; Satan may have played a part, but as a Christian you and I both can  resist him and sin not as much if we choose too and if we are weak then ask  of God, and strength, He will give you to resist.


We want to conclude our article with the thought  that Human responsibility is dependent on knowledge of sin. This brings us to  the infant and retarded among us, are they responsible for their sins; I  believe the answer is no. It needs to be emphasized that man is responsible  only so far as he knows, or has within his reach the knowledge of, what is  right. “Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no  sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.” John  9:41 how can one be held responsible for sin in which they know  “mentally” nothing of; nor given the opportunity of repenting of.  Therefore I have concluded that the aborted children, the infant deaths, and  the mental retarded among us will be saved by Gods sovereign grace without  knowledge and repentance but through the blood of Christ. We must understand  when Christ died His blood was shed for all the elect and from that moment  forward we are all (the elect) guaranteed salvation. Faith while it is  necessary for our salvation; is on the other hand God chosen way of  salvation. God’s true and only way of salvation is His sovereign  election and grace which will stand true for the mentally blind, unborn, and  infants. "Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and  your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil,  they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall  possess it." Deuteronomy 1:39 - Praise God!!   


For Our Weekly  Meditation:


Rubbish!

 “And Samuel  said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in  obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and  to hearken than the fat of rams.” 1 Samuel 15:22

 I do not think anything of all your good works. I  would not give a penny for a wagon-load of them. If you trust in them they  will be your ruin!

The whole of them are just what Paul calls  them-RUBBISH!   He says, "I consider them RUBBISH
that I may win Christ, and be found in him."

 All your best works are but so much RUBBISH to be  carted out of the way!


By Charles Spurgeon from his sermon  “Obedience Better than Sacrifice”



Notice:



Don’t forget the Bible Conference is set for  September14 and 15 Friday night will be 6:00 – 8:00 and Saturday from  9:00 – 3:30 


The churches next business meeting will be September  02 at 4:00



Bible Conference  Update.

 Our speakers this year will be as follows: Pastor  José Serrano from the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Silsbee, Texas;  Pastor David O'Neal from the Grace Missionary Baptist Church, Tulsa,  Oklahoma; Pastor Larry Wilson from the Northside Baptist Church Oakdale,  Louisiana; Pastor Kelley Hinson From the Landmark Sovereign Grace Baptist  Church in Ft. Worth, Texas and Brother Steve McCool From the Landmark  Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas Please pray for this event  and these men as they all come with Gods messages to us. Please plan to  come!!

 We will have more updates as they are available.  Preparations for the rooms are being made and we will let everyone know were  they will be as soon and Brother Larry Mollette  make the arrangements.